Detail Wall Street's new shape: Rearranging the towers of gold   Oleh:  The Economist Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 392 no. 8648 (Sep. 2009), page 15. Topik: Wall Street; Lehman Brothers; Recovery Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.57 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel AT THE press of a button, the double doors sweep open. Welcome to the office in downtown Manhattan of Lloyd Blankfein, chief executive of Goldman Sachs. A couple of years ago, such smooth gadgetry would have seemed a fitting symbol of the power of Wall Street. These days it stirs more sinister thoughts: of a screen villain rather than a hero of high finance. As it happens, it is rumoured that an institution not unlike Goldman will appear unflatteringly in Oliver Stone’s sequel to “Wall Street”, due in cinemas next spring. Economists continue to debate the ultimate causes of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Wall Street’s fourth-biggest firm, a year ago on September 15th, and of the havoc that followed. The public and most politicians, however, are clear: the blame lies with bankers, venal and incompetent in equal measure. “It’s like pre-Thatcher Britain out there,” sighs the head of a New York bank. At a hearing in February a congressman addressed JPMorgan Chase’s boss, Jamie Dimon, as “Mr Demon”. Deliberate or not, it captured the mood. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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